Grenada vs Mauritania: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Grenada
47.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
50.3%
in 2025
Grenada rank
142nd
Mauritania rank
140th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Grenada
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 50.3% against 47.8% in Grenada, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Grenada ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 140th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 19 and Mauritania in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Grenada |
| 1800s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Grenada |
| 1810s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Grenada |
| 1820s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Grenada |
| 1830s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Grenada |
| 1840s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Grenada |
| 1850s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.8% | Grenada |
| 1860s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | Grenada |
| 1870s | 4.8% | 1.5% | 3.3% | Grenada |
| 1880s | 6.0% | 1.6% | 4.4% | Grenada |
| 1890s | 7.5% | 1.8% | 5.7% | Grenada |
| 1900s | 9.3% | 1.9% | 7.4% | Grenada |
| 1910s | 11.7% | 2.1% | 9.5% | Grenada |
| 1920s | 14.6% | 2.3% | 12.3% | Grenada |
| 1930s | 18.2% | 2.5% | 15.7% | Grenada |
| 1940s | 22.8% | 2.8% | 20.0% | Grenada |
| 1950s | 29.3% | 4.5% | 24.8% | Grenada |
| 1960s | 31.2% | 9.9% | 21.2% | Grenada |
| 1970s | 32.4% | 20.2% | 12.3% | Grenada |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 34.1% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 39.4% | 7.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 40.3% | 5.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 44.2% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 49.0% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Grenada or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 50.3% against 47.8% in Grenada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Grenada and Mauritania?
- 2.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Mauritania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Grenada and Mauritania rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Grenada ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 140th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.